This week, President Obama officially ended military combat missions in Iraq. In the midst of this, the East coast of the United States has been rapidly preparing for Hurricane Earl (it was expected to hit the coast at some point late Thursday or Early Friday). Both of these events will affect large populations in different, but substantial ways. For this week's post I would like you to address the following questions:
Iraq:
1) Please find and read two news articles that address the end of US military operations in Iraq. Provide the links and a one sentence summary.
2) Please summarize President Obama's address on August 31st:
(exerts can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/31/excerpts-president-barack-obamas-address-nation-end-combat-operations-ir)
3) Do you believe that the President made the right decision? Why or why not?
4) What questions do you have about Iraq and the US's military operations?
Hurricane Earl:
1) Please find and read two articles that address Hurricane Earl and the United States. Provide the links for both.
2) What areas will most likely be affected? What is the predicted damage?
3) How has the national and state government responded?
4) What questions do you have regarding Hurricane Earl?
Please email me with any questions, jschagrin@d127.org
Due: Tuesday at 5PM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/world/01obama-text.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about how president Obama said its time to bring the troops home
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Text-of-President-Obamas-Address-on-Iraq-101936758.html
This article is about how president Obama said its time to bring the troops home
President Obama’s address is about him saying that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended, and the Iraqi people have full responsibility of their government.
Yes I believe the president made the right decision to end the mission in Iraq because they have been there a long time and their job is done.
I have no questions about the topic.
1) http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html - This just explains what happened to the US army in Iraq and how we pulled out. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/08/31/iraq-united-states-formal-end-combat.html -This is the official article of us pulling out and why.
ReplyDelete2) He addressed the nation that we have done what we came to do in Iraq. We gave them a stable government and it’s no longer the responsibility of us to protect them. He also told us to prepare for hurricane Earl which is coming soon. He also said that we need to focus more on the economy.
3) Yes I believe he did because we have done our part in their country. It’s time to focus on our home town and fix the economy.
4) Why pull out now? And why have we been there for so long?
Hurricane Earl:
1) http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0902/Hurricane-Earl-path-stretches-from-North-Carolina-to-Boston-Harbor
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67S0HT20100903
2) North Carolina was the first one to get boarded by it. There are no major damages and there are not predicted to be too bad of damages. They will be minor but for now it’s looking good.
3) The governor declared a state of emergency. The national government was considering evacuating the area but that never happened.
4) None.
1) http://www.nytimes.com/2010http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/21571/09/01/world/01military.html
ReplyDelete2) In his address president Obama, praises all of the soldiers that took part in the war, serveed and/or died for our country. In his 18 minute speack barrack also spoke of fighting still happening and that will continue to happen even though he has pulled Us troops out of iraq.
3) In my opinion, I think Obama made a good decision stopping the US troops I would think that all of this fighting helped drop our economy due to all the resources that we spent on the war in iraq.
4) My only question aould be, what was the point in the whole war? What did we, or what did we want to get out of it?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/09/03/gallery.hurricane.earl/index.html?iref=allsearch
ReplyDeletehttp://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/hurricane-earl-heads-toward-u-s/?scp=2&sq=hurricane%20earl&st=cse
The areas that will be affected the most will be the east coast.
They have responded by saying they were going to evacuate the target areas.
I have no questions regarding the topic.
1) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
ReplyDeletehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather/
2) The rain from the hurricane traveled about 140 miles up the coast of North Carolina and Virginia. So far there have been no fatalities but there has been minor damage done, nothing to heavy though.
3) Aid will be sent to the most effected areas.
4) My only question is how does this compare to Katrina? On a scale of 1-10, 10 being as bad as Katrina.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/31/obama-combat-mission-iraq-ended/
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147300
2) Obama announced that the war in Iraq is over and by 2011 all the troups should be out. He said that thanks to this war, Iraq should have a good future and be able to take leadership over their governemt.
One of the main reasons why he ended the war was because now we have to put our focus on restoring our economy.
3) Yes I think he made the right decision because we have been there long enough and we need to put our money towards our economy and not war.
4) I don’t have any questions.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/hurricane-earl-takes-aim-east-coast/story?id=11520474
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/2010/earl.html
2) Hurricane Earl will be heading up the East Coast and already hit North Carolina Outer Banks. The storm is now a category 4, so there will be severe damage.
3) They are evacuating areas and sending 80 troops to help out with the damage
4) None.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147300
ReplyDeletehttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_ongoing_mil_ops.htm
Yes, because we do need to worry about are economy right now because it has been at its worst. We need to focus on us not other counties.I do not have any questions.
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/2010/earl.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
North Carolina is most likely affected in Hurricane Earl. There sending 80 troops to help them with damages that the hurricane has caused. A lot of the damaged is caused by the wind which is 140 mph. In category 4. I do not have any question
IRAQ:
ReplyDelete1)A) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8125547.stm
B) http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/once-the-us-military-leaves-iraq-an-army-of-diplomats-to-take-lead-in-stabilizing-country-101219084.html
2)Obama wanted to have all the troops out of Iraq and that is exactly what he did. The war is now over and believes Iraq should take hold of their country and control it.
3) I think he made a good choice. I don't think we should ahve kept them there any longer.
4)I don't have any.
HURRICANE EARL:
1)A) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
B)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
2)The areas that will be most effected is the East Coast of the US. North Carolina is seeing that a lot as my second link shows.
3) They have chosen to evacuate certain areas.
4) I don't have any.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0902/As-Iraq-combat-operations-end-US-forces-try-to-cement-gains
ReplyDeletehttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD9HVCPLG0
Obama is reducing the number of troops in combat. On August 31, Obama has decided to take out 100,000 troops already out of Iraq. He is slowly removing troops out as well as equipment. I think Obama made an okay choice, I knew one day we would have to leave Iraq but not all at once. It seems like he is taking people and equipment out in large numbers but kid of slow which is not good. What will happen when troops are pulled out of Iraq?
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/american-life/college-forum/Hurricane-Earl-Brings-Rough-Seas-Winds-to-Eastern-US-102150284.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
The areas that are going to be affected by the hurricane will be North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts. There will be high winds, very heavy rain, flooding and dangerous storms. The government has told these coasts told to evacuate and they were warned about these storms.
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ReplyDeleteabcnews.go.com/GMA/hurricane-earl-takes-aim-east-coast/story?id=11520 These articles are about hurricane earl heading towards the east coast, meanwhile, the people who live around that area are bracing for its impact. The only question that I have is fact that these people are taking this sitting down. Why don't they leave while they can?
www.cbs6albany.com/news/obama/iraq
www.virginislandnewsonline.com/...iraqcombatmission
These articles are about President Barack Obama ending the combat missions in Iraq, although he and former president George W Bush had their disagreements, they both support their troops.
1) http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0902/As-Iraq-combat-operations-end-US-forces-try-to-cement-gains
ReplyDeletehttp://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/02/world/la-fg-iraq-handover-20100902/1
2) 49,700 US troops will remain throughout next summer to help train and support the Iraqi security forces and protect American people and structures in Iraq. The remaining troops will be home by the end of 2011.
3) I believe the president made the correct decision the Iraqis need to learn to Defend themselves without aide from the US.
4) Will the US soldier’s sacrifices be in vain?
1) http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/hurricane-earl-s-projected-path-seems-to-be-taking-it-away-from-major-impact-on-east-coast
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/09/forecasters_pre_8.html
2) Virginia, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts are suspected state to be affected by hurricane Earl. The likely damage is extensive power outages, 105 mph winds and 2 to 4 feet storm surges.
3) State governments declared a state of emergency. President Obama declared a federal emergency for North Carolina and signed an emergency declaration for the coordination of relief efforts in
4) Will hurricane Earl get stronger or weaker? Will the Economy get worse then it already is?
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/03/up-the-coast-communities-prepare-for-earl/?iref=allsearch
ReplyDeletehttp://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/03/reporting-in-the-path-of-hurricane-earl/?iref=obinsite
The area’s that are most likely are going to be affective are North Carolina, Maine, New York, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The government has just said that they hope its not going to be as bad as Hurricane Katrina, everyone should take cover and prepare themselves for it. I actually have no question regarding this hurricane.
Obama sending the troops home: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/obama.oval.office.address/index.html?iref=allsearch
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/03/cnn-poll-obama-approval-up-after-iraq-speech/
These articles are saying that some 1 in 3 Americans are saying that some troops should stay in Iraq, but 28% are saying to bring them home to their families. I think the Obama made the right decision because the war as gone on way to long and just needs to end for good. How come it took Obama to realize this far into the war to bring home the troops? Why wasn’t it done earlier?
Hurricane Earl
ReplyDelete• http://www.foxnews.com/
• http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/03/tropical.weather/index.html?hpt=T1
1. Itll mostly hit the east coast such as New England and North Carolina. But they are saying that its going back down to a category 1 after or while on New England
2. The government has responed by letting everyone know to be prepared and start evacuating the area
3. I have no questons but I hope that itll drop down to a category 1 and be like Katrina
Iraq
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/27/obama-iraq-war-end-august-2010
• http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/obama-the-end-of-the-iraq-war-is-finally-in-sight.php
1. Well Obama is basically saying that the Operation Iraqi Freedom has finally ended soo far nearly 100,000 US Troops have been removed from Iraq. Now its our time to restore our Economy. That now its time for the Middle class to be stonger and our Children to have a Better Education. “Ending this war is not only in Iraq’s interest – it is in our own” – Barrack Obama
2. I really do belive the President made a good decision because these men and women fightin for our country have families that miss them dearly. Prayin everysingle day that they are alive and not dead by a sucide bomber. Nobody wants to worry about after this war now cause there home with them.
3. It got me thinking if Iraq would be in huge Chaos after the US Troops have left?? would Iraq do something about the Invasion???
Irag
ReplyDelete• http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/03/cnn-poll-obama-approval-up-after-iraq-speech/?iref=allsearch
• http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/01/changes-military-commanders-iraq-marking-new-chapter/
2) I think that Obama is stating that is is great full for what the men and women who have gone to irag, have done for us and he is proud to say that we are done in Iraq and our fellow citizens are coming home to their families and life may continue in peace. He also is saying that being in Iraq was a lot of money for us and now that we have money that we are not spending on the “war” then we can continue to help boost our economy.
3) I belive that president Obama made a really good choice about bringing our troops home. I personally think we have been there WAY too long and I am glad to see that they are coming home for good. I feel bad for the families that have actually lost a loved one in this “war” and I wish we never went to Iraq.
4) I have no questions.
Hurricane Earl
• http://www.globalsaskatoon.com/world/Hurricane+Earl+weakens+heads+Atlantic+Canada/3478405/story.html
• http://weather.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/01/hurricane-earl-on-its-way-hello-td9/
2) Hurricane Earl will most likely affect the carolinas. It’s predicted damage is that there’s going to be heavy rains ahead and to the west of the storm and there’s going to be very strong winds on the east side of the storm, covering most of mainland Nova Scotia.
3) The government has become more prepared for this hurricane since it is the fifth anniversery of Katrina coming and tearing through.
4) I do not have any questions about the hurricane because I have been watching the news and have been learning more and more about this hurricane.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency, sea turtle nests on one beach were scooped up and moved to safety, and the crew of the Navy's USS Cole rushed to get home to Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday ahead of the bad weather. The destroyer was supposed to return later this week from a seven-month assignment fighting piracy off Somalia. Farther up the East Coast, emergency officials urged people to have disaster plans and supplies ready and weighed whether to order evacuations as they watched the latest maps from the National Hurricane Center — namely, the "cone of uncertainty" showing the broad path the storm could take. The North Carolina National Guard also is deploying 80 troops to help and President Barack Obama declared an emergency in the state. The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5-daynl
ReplyDeletehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency, sea turtle nests on one beach were scooped up and moved to safety, and the crew of the Navy's USS Cole rushed to get home to Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday ahead of the bad weather. The destroyer was supposed to return later this week from a seven-month assignment fighting piracy off Somalia. Farther up the East Coast, emergency officials urged people to have disaster plans and supplies ready and weighed whether to order evacuations as they watched the latest maps from the National Hurricane Center — namely, the "cone of uncertainty" showing the broad path the storm could take. The North Carolina National Guard also is deploying 80 troops to help and President Barack Obama declared an emergency in the state. The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5-daynl
ReplyDeletehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency, sea turtle nests on one beach were scooped up and moved to safety, and the crew of the Navy's USS Cole rushed to get home to Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday ahead of the bad weather. The destroyer was supposed to return later this week from a seven-month assignment fighting piracy off Somalia. Farther up the East Coast, emergency officials urged people to have disaster plans and supplies ready and weighed whether to order evacuations as they watched the latest maps from the National Hurricane Center — namely, the "cone of uncertainty" showing the broad path the storm could take. The North Carolina National Guard also is deploying 80 troops to help and President Barack Obama declared an emergency in the state. The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5-daynl
ReplyDeletehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency, sea turtle nests on one beach were scooped up and moved to safety, and the crew of the Navy's USS Cole rushed to get home to Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday ahead of the bad weather. The destroyer was supposed to return later this week from a seven-month assignment fighting piracy off Somalia. Farther up the East Coast, emergency officials urged people to have disaster plans and supplies ready and weighed whether to order evacuations as they watched the latest maps from the National Hurricane Center — namely, the "cone of uncertainty" showing the broad path the storm could take. The North Carolina National Guard also is deploying 80 troops to help and President Barack Obama declared an emergency in the state. The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2010/0901/Obama-speech-August-31-pays-tribute-to-troops-refocuses-on-economy
ReplyDeleteTo summarize this It basically was Barrock Obama declared the war in Iraq over and troops will be coming home soon. I do believe that president Barrock Obama made the right decision and I think that it maybe should of have been declared a while ago. Some questions that I have would be why were we there other then maybe inspecting the weapons of mass destruction etc. I also would want to know a specific date that the troops would be coming home again. My last question would have to be will there still remain conflicts between the U.S. and Iraq well obviously but to what extent and how bad?
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5-daynl
Some parts that will be hit well Tropical cyclones can go upon hundreds of miles up miles so obviously it will be effecting lots of places homes buildings etc. You can conclude that it will be catastrophic and cause mass amounts of damage to the areas that it effected. Some questions that I have regarding hurricane Earl is how many possible deaths did it cost and what are other possible outcomes for the effected areas?. One more question that I will have is that how much property damage in not a estimate would it cost?.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5-daynl
ReplyDeletehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency, sea turtle nests on one beach were scooped up and moved to safety, and the crew of the Navy's USS Cole rushed to get home to Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday ahead of the bad weather. The destroyer was supposed to return later this week from a seven-month assignment fighting piracy off Somalia. Farther up the East Coast, emergency officials urged people to have disaster plans and supplies ready and weighed whether to order evacuations as they watched the latest maps from the National Hurricane Center — namely, the "cone of uncertainty" showing the broad path the storm could take. The North Carolina National Guard also is deploying 80 troops to help and President Barack Obama declared an emergency in the state. The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/is-the-war-over--11599
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama
Obamas adrees was that the war in iraq is ove we have lossed 4,400 troops tens of thousand wounded and billions of dollars lost we need to turn to our on sickly econmy. I think obama made a great decisson but way too late if he wold have adrees this early it wouldn’t have effected our econmy and plus we sent over more troops then we called back. I think that it was a long couple of years but its finally over and it schould help our econmy out a lot now that the war is over.
Article 1: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2010/09/03/opinion/7896294.txt
ReplyDeleteArticle 2: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/31/iraq-us-forces-closure-ceremony
After the war being on for so long, the president has withdrawn the troops seeing no point in continuing.
Obama’s Address on the 31st was about the withdrawal of the troop and how he is going to focus more on Americas economy and get people back to work and kids in education and start trying not to depend on foreign oil.
As for a question, why didn’t Obama decide to take action sooner?
Article 1: http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/hurricane-earl-s-projected-path-seems-to-be-taking-it-away-from-major-impact-on-east-coast
Article 2: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/hurricane_earl_appears_to_be_s.html
Hurricane Earl is most likely to affect the east coast but is weakening as it moves more towards the Northeast region, but the predicted damage is lessening as the hurricane travels down the cost, so the damage could be relatively low, with the acceptation of rolling power outages. The government has be cautioning people to take shelter regardless of the power of the hurricane. Are people under estimating the hurricane?
Iraq
ReplyDelete-http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/world/01obama-text.html
-http://www.foxnews.com/
2.Obama is talking about how he's going to bring all the troops home and focus on restore our economy. Its time for Iraq to take their country into their own hands.
3. Yes I do. Finally he's taking control of his job and doing things for our country instead of making matters worse. The troops have suffered there way to long.
4. How did it feel being in a country when you weren't wanted, and being away from your family for all those months?
Hurricane Earl:
-http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
-http://weather.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/01/hurricane-earl-on-its-way-hello-td9/
2)Hurrican earl is moving North West,and is supposed to effect the following states; Virginia, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts? And the winds will be up to 105 mph.
3) The government is preparing more and more because the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is coming up.
4) How have the people in the states that will be affected have been preparing mentally for the upcoming hurricane knowing that there everythings will be destroyed.
Iraq:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-charles-rangel/bring-all-the-troops-home_b_705154.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html
In his address president Obama, he explains thay one of the main reasons why he ended the war was because now we have to put our focus on restoring our economy. 49,700 US troops will remain throughout next summer to help train and support the Iraqi security forces and protect American people and structures in Iraq. The remaining troops will be home by the end of 2011.
I think he made a good decision because we did lose a lot of troops and a lot of people got hurt.
Hurrican Earl:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0902/As-Iraq-combat-operations-end-US-forces-try-to-cement-gains
North Carolina was the first one to get boarded by it. There are no major damages and there are not predicted to be too bad of damages. The areas that will be most effected is the East Coast of the US.
The governor declared a state of emergency. The national government was considering evacuating the area but that never happened.
I don’t have any
IRAQ
ReplyDelete1) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2009/0227/troop-withdrawal-obama-to-end-iraq-war-by-august-2010
Obama ends the war in Iraw withdrawing the troops but leaving 20,000 as peacekeepers.
2) Obama says that it has been long enough for the Iraqian government to ensure their people safety and that they do not need the support of the Americans anymore. He said that they must turn to more pressing matters at home such as the unemployed.
3) I think he did because we shouldn’t be ruling their government forever, they must learn to support themselves on their own without a higher power. Plus, it’s about time that we left. Seven years is too long for such a trivial war.
4) How are the Americans sure that they won’t be back there in a couple of months?
HURRICAN EARL:
1)http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/us/02hurricane.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
2) The eastern coast of America, the estimated damage is to be minimal damage when it hits.
3) The government is trying to evacuate the areas that the hurrican might hit but it didn’t happen
4) How come we haven’t heard of this too much before?
Iraq:
ReplyDelete1) www.cnn.com is an amazing site, also there’s www.Foxnews.com
2) So he’s saying it’s a big milestone and moving forward we will keep being a powerful country. He kept his word by pulling them out. Now its time to focus on restoring our country back to how it was.
3) Yes. I don’t think it fair to put people in a war for no reason…. They just end up dead.
4) Why did it take so long to do this?
Hurricane Earl:
1) The national weather website and cnn.com
2) Maine and any other state around it.
3) Sending extra help. Sandbags… national help as well..
4) none
Basically both articles are saying that President Obama is sending thousands of troops home from IRAQ YAYAY!!!! Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country.
ReplyDeleteYes I think he made the right decision this war has been going on for what nine years, and I personaly think its all pointless and a waste, they did their time long enough I think its time for everyone to come home.=)
Ya I got a question why? Whats the point of war honestly, killing people and having millions of deaths? Like I said pointless!!!
Government & War
ReplyDelete1.) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-charles-rangel/bring-all-the-troops-home_b_705154.html : Obama has kept his promise on withdrawing the troops from iraq and also the stats that more than 4,421 troops have been killed in Iraq and over 31,629 have been wounded.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100831/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama : Obama has opposed the war since it began in March of 2003 and he is disappointed about the hundreds of billions of dollars that have been spent since then war started 7 years ago.
2.) President Obama said in his speech that we are not only pulling out of Iraq in the interest of the Iraqis, but also in our ouwn because we’ve spent a lot of money in the war and also because our troops have made very big sacrifices in order to keep the peace. Also, now that we don’t have to worry about the war in Iraq, we can focus on the economic problem and getting out of debt. Lastly, he saluted the troops and not only congratulated them on their constant courage, bravery, and sacrifice.
3.) I believe that the presidents decision was right because we have been over there for over seven years and I think that should be long enough to instill trust in the Iraqi government. Also, we have been spending way to much money on the war and our country is in debt already so this should give him a good opportunity to fix that. Lastly, I also think it was a good idea to leave the 50,000 troops over there just incase the Taliban tries to take the government back.
4.) I would like to know that what would happen if he Taliban does try a takeover, if we will ship troops back to take care of that problem.
Hurricane Earl
1.) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/us/02hurricane.html
2.) The North Carolina coast will be the most affected and since this is predicted to be one of the most powerful hurricane in the past 20 years, the damage is not know but they have evacuated thousands of people already.
3.) The government has responded by sending 80 National Guard troops to North Carolina and evacutaing thousands of people.
4.) How long is it predicted to take to recover from the hurricane.
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ReplyDeleteAfter 7.5 years and something like 1trillion dollars Obama is pulling troops out, saying our mission is done there.
ReplyDeleteworld.globaltimes.cn/mid-east/
inewp.com
basically president Obama says that the war in Iraq is over that he is proud of our soldiers and that now it is time to come home. To solve the problems in our country.
I agree with president Obama. The war was stupid to begin with. We went in under false pretenses and we lost many lives. I think it’s been a long time coming their returning home. I think that he is making a good descision but I wonder how it will affect the states? Are the soldiers going to come home to unemployment and poverty?
What took so long? I’d also like to know why now? It’s great but kind of unexpected and wary news.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
Long Island, New England, Massachusetts, Maine, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
Strong waves, dangerous rip currents and possibly minor coastal flooding also are likely.
They are preparing for damage control, and are already evacuating people.
How is it effecting the coast? How much will it take to repair damages? What do they estimate will be the extent of damage? Can we afford it? And how will it affect the soldiers homecoming?
1) http://www.nytimes.com/2010http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/21571/09/01/world/01military.html
ReplyDelete2)Obama praises all of the soldiers that took part in the war, serveed and/or died for our country in the adress he wrote. He says that fighting will not stop even though he has pulled out US troops.
3)I think it is a good thing that Obama stopped the war because now we dont have to spend money on war.
4) My question is why do we fight in wars?
1)http://www.voanews.com/english/news/american-life/college-forum/Hurricane-Earl-Brings-Rough-Seas-Winds-to-Eastern-US-102150284.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather
2)The areas that are going to be affected by the hurricane will be North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts.
3)The nation told the people to take cover
4)I have no questions
Iraq:
ReplyDelete1a)
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/is-the-war-over--11599)
The article explains how the violence is over but we are not done until the peacekeeping is done.
1b)
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51270720100903
This article explains that the war is over and Iran won but it also ask if we pulled out too early.
The President’s speech explains that we, the people, have sacrifice enough and it is time to end the war and work on our economy.
I do believe that the President made that right decision because now we can focus our money on fixing the economy.
What was the real reason we went to war, and why did it take it this long to pull the troops out.
Hurricane earl
1a) http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-29/us/tropical.weather_1_hurricane-warning-tropical-storm-major-hurricane?_s=PM:US
1b)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67S0HT20100903
Hurricane Earl is said to hit the eastern coast of the U.S. and cause minimal damage.
The Red Cross is prepared by giving the the people affected by the storm food, water, and shelter.
I have no questions regarding Hurricane Earl.
Iraq
ReplyDelete1) www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/01/us-military-iraq-joe-biden.
www.ibtimes.com/articles/.../obama-announces-end-of-iraq-war.htm
2) President Obama's address on August 31st, was all about how he was announcing how he
all our troops out of Iraq for good. Declaring that taking all our troops out was the best decision
that the US has come to in years. He announced that now Iraq can deal and learn how to take
control and learn to protect their own country independently.
3) Yes, I clearly believe he made the right decision, not only for the US but even for Iraq because
Iraq needs to learn how to protect themselves. Also, now that our troops are back in the US, we can fix the problems we have had and that are still occuring do this day. We need to stop helping everyone else out, and start helping our own country out first.
4) The current question I have concerning Iraq is, Why can't they be dependent, and stop relying on the US to help them and be there for them every problem in their way?
Hurricane Earl
1) www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../hurricane-earl-prompts-evacuation-call.
news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978480866
2) The areas that will be affected are the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, which
include Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The damage is going to be 140 mph winds, heavy rain, flooding, and very extreme storms.
3) The government responded by evacuating targeted areas.
4) I have no questions.
The End of the War
ReplyDelete1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/31/AR2010083105193.html
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20100901president_obama_salutes_george_w_bush_as_operation_iraqi_freedom_decalared_over/
2. Barack Obama basically stated that he will start pulling out a lot of troops and at a very upbeat pace. Even though all the troops will not be out immediately, Obama says they are all due out by 2011 and I believe he is actually telling the truth about that.
3. I think he made the right choice he is has been making a lot of no so good choices so im glad he made a good right choice
4. I Would want to know why it took Bush and Obama why it took them so long to do what they promised?
Hurricane Earl
1. http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/09/03/hurricane-earl-forecast-long-island-new-york-still-in-path-of-storm-conditions/
http://www.projo.com/news/content/EARL_ARRIVES_09-04-10_0IJPO11_v18.253b152.html
2. The news reporters and news said that Rhode Island and states aroubd there would be hit.
3. they started to get ready for it they tracked it told people to supply food and things like that, but ultimately nothing happened
4. Just one if the people are so good at tracking storms why didn’t it hit?
1) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/30/AR2005113001876.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the U.S troop and what they are doing in Iraq, and how we can help them improve.
http://usliberals.about.com/od/homelandsecurit1/a/IraqNumbers.htm
This article shows how much money is being stent on the war and other war relaited activities.
2) Please summarize President Obama's address on August 31st:
The persident ended the decade of war, he wants peace and there are far more important things to spend money on. Many americans lost jobs and family because of this crisits and Obama wanted to put an end to all this and he did. Many families think he did the right thing but some are mad about the idea because they already lost the people that they loved the most and they are frustraited that the end of the war wasn’t declared earlier.
3) Do you believe that the President made the right decision? Why or why not?
Yes I think so because we are loosing so many loved ones and we lost a lot of jobs and money on this war, so I think our country will be much better and much productive now that the war is over.
4) What questions do you have about Iraq and the US's military operations?
Was it hard to leave everything behind to fight for freedom?
Did you ever think about quiting and just leaving to see your family?
Hurricane Earl:
1) http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5-daynl
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/
2) What areas will most likely be affected? What is the predicted damage?
The east coast
3) How has the national and state government responded?
They are trying to evacualt as many people as they can and provide shelter, they are also getting food ready and clothes to provide the people in need.
4) What questions do you have regarding Hurricane Earl?
I don’t really have any I learned everything about it in the articles.
U.S combat mission in Iraq ends.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/iraq.us/index.html
In this article it talks about the war ending in Iraq, as the troops move out and into afganastan, Obama states that it’s time to turn the page.
Obama Speech on Iraq War Also Turns to Economic Issues, Draws GOP Fire:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/01/obamas-iraq-speech-shifts-focus-economy-draws-gop/
In this article it talks about how much many was put to war, and how pulling out of Iraq could help the economy.
Obamas address:
I don’t think obama has enough experience to know what he’s doing. In my own opinion he’s ignoring the big picture, to help fix Iraq. Which I don’t think is finished yet. I think troops should stay just until everything gets sorted out.
What im curious about is who knows what could happen after the troops move out.
Hurricane Earl:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/03/tropical.weather/index.html?hpt=T1
The hurricane has dropped to a category hurricane, which is good news.
This means less damage and less fear. Government officials have been paying close attention to this storm. Maybe they learned something from what happened in Katrina.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/03/weakening-hurricane-earl-disrupting-air-rail-travel-long-holiday-weekend-begins/
luckily the hurricane weakened down to a level one.
War Ends In Iraq
ReplyDelete1) A)http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/world/01military.html?_r=1&sq=iraq&st=cse&scp=6&pagewanted=print
B) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-charles-rangel/bring-all-the-troops-home_b_705154.html
2) The United States has done its job in the country of Iraq. Iraq now has taken hold of their government and they are stable enough to sustain themselves without the United States’ help.
3) I do agree with the reason that it is costing us a lot of resources and troops to be over there and if the job is done then there is no point in wasting time, money and troops when there is no need for them there.
4) I know that our goal that we had in Iraq is accomplished. The only question for me is, do we have any more threats in that country. People want out of Iraq because they say it was stupid for us to get involved in the first place, but my question is, can Iraq still be a threat to us as a country or a world.
Hurricane Earl
1)
A)http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2010/09/02/rhode_island_readies_for_hurricane_earl/
B) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/us/03hurricane.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Hurricane%20Earl&st=cse
2) The Northeastern coast of the country.
3) The government said it would help with evacuations but they never did even though they proclaimed a “State of Emergency.
4) I have no questions about the hurricane.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/iraq.us/index.html
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.civilians.toll/index.html
Obama ended the war in Iraq. Obama ended the war to improve the economy of America. I believe Obama made the right decision. When will the war in Afghanistan end.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/30/tropical.weather/index.html?npt=NP1
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/02/tropical.weather/index.html?npt=NP1
North Carolina, Delaware, and Massachusetts are likely to be affected. This Hurricane is likely to be a category 4 hurricane. The national and state government responded with stress. Are there any new ideas on how to survive the hurricane?
Iraq
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147300
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/340832,august-31-summary.html
1)I think that is was right for the president Obama to bring our troops back home because it wasn’t our war to fight any more.
2)Why did we leave them to lead their own country in the begin because we disin’t really hepl them any way.
3) yes because we have no reason being there any more why should would help any more if they are just going to kill us or try to kill us.
Hurri cane Earl
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2010/09/02/rhode_island_readies_for_hurricane_earl
http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/090310_Bergen_Passaic_Counties_likely_to_be_spared_effects_of_Hurricane_Earl.html
1) It has effect Atlantica City it was going 21m.p.h. at 2p.m. there was heavy rain showers. Then in the afternoon there was gust that reach up to 45 m.p.h. along the shore.
2) The coast guard are sending two helicopters aand there are people comign out to help them get back to were they were
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147300
ReplyDeleteObama hails end to US combat operations in Iraq
President Obama stated in a rare Oval Office speech that the last US brigade has left Iraq and the the total number of troops that’ll remain in Iraq until late 2011 will be well under 50,000. Obama says that Iraqi people now have control of their own security and its time to move out.
http://www.rferl.org/content/Maliki_Welcomes_Independence_As_US_Ends_Combat_Operations_In_Iraq/2144227.html
Maliki Welcomes 'Independence' As U.S. Ends Combat Operations In Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki declared Iraq’s independence and thanked US troops as our combat soldiers pulled out. He stated that the Iraqis are setting up military training bases, training their own troops, and are now just about ready to establish their own military.
President Obama’s Speech Addressing the End of the Military Operations in Iraq
President Obama’s speech on Aug. 31st gave Americans hope for a new vision on what our government is doing to help what’s in our nation’s own coasts. Obama stated that by the end of 2011, all U.S. troops in Iraq will be home and staying there, and the troops currently in Afghanistan will be out hopefully be home by the end of 2014. President Obama also stated that he will now be focusing on the main problem here in America: the problem with the jobless Americans and getting them jobs. Obama said that he will start reinstating workers to assembly lines, and other jobs to start rebuilding our economy.
I believe President Obama made the right decision by pulling troops out of Iraq now instead of two... three years from now when the Iraqi government is fully stable. I also believe that Obama has made the right decision to focus on creating jobs for American citizens.
I do not have any questions about the U.S. military operations as I agree with everything going on.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/31/obama-combat-mission-iraq-ended/
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147300
2) Obama announced that the iraq war is over and by 2011 all the troups should be out of Iraq . He said that because of this war Iraqs future should clear up and improve. One of the main reasons why obama ended the war was because now he has to put our focus on restoring our economy.
3) I think he made the right decision because our troops have been in Iraq long enough and we need to put our money towards more important things.
4) I do not have any other questions.
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/25375.pdf
ReplyDeleteIraq’s chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs, together with Iraqi
long-range missile development and support for terrorism, were the primary
justifications put forward for military action.
http://www.usembassy.it/pdf/other/RL31701.pdf
There are currently about 153,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, and an additional 20,000
military support personnel in the region. This may be reduced by 7,000-8,000 troops
in early 2006.
Obama did this to get more respect from his people, he wants them to elect him for a second run as president.
i belive he is making the right choice by doing this it is good to get our troops out of there its to risky with the troops lives.
and i dont have any questions
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/02/politics/main6735983.shtml
ReplyDeletePresident Barack Obama declared Monday that the Iraq war was nearing an end "as promised and on schedule there deadline of withdrawing all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this month
Its a very very great idea to send the troops home its about that time.